Cards

In a carding machine of the type having, in a precarding area, first and second pivotally mounted cylinders having parallel but spaced apart axes of rotation defining between them a nip, said precarding area having a first means for effecting a first removal of impurities of a generally granular nature, said first means being associated with said first cylinder, the improvement comprising, a member having two concave surfaces, each extending from a common edge, said member being disposed in said precarding area with said edge being adjacent to said nip of said cylinders, one of said concave surfaces facing said first cylinder and the other of said surfaces facing said second cylinder, said cylinders being disposed in said precarding area so that said first cylinder receives fibers to be carded before said second cylinder and so that the fibers in passing from said first cylinder to said second cylinder, pass over said edge of said member, arcuate plate means located downstream of said member and spaced therefrom on the periphery of said second cylinder to define a clearance between said member and said plate means, said member and said plate means being each pivotally mounted remote from said clearance and each having adjustment means for affecting pivoting thereof towards and away from said second cylinder and corresponding adjustment of the size of said clearance whereby a second removal of impurities through said clearance is effected.